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Danielle go too? Jamie or Erica often invited her.
    “Oh, and bring Dani along. She’s practically one of the family.”
    William’s step faltered and his head whipped around. “She is?” What had he missed?
    His father laughed. “You two are living together now. I never thought I’d see the day.”
    What? His father was acting like he and Danielle were together together, as in a couple. “Dad, you know this is temporary, right? I’m just doing Jamie a favor.”
    “You go on believing that.” Laughter bounced off the floor-to-ceiling windows as his father left the conference room.
    After a full minute of staring through the empty doorway, William shook off his stupor, grabbed his laptop and high-tailed it back to his office before another Twilight Zone moment could occur.
    Once he reached the sanctuary of his office, he slammed the door shut and checked his watch. Lunch time, and he wasn’t even hungry. He should head to the gym and work off his breakfast. His tiny slip of a roommate was going to kill him with her morning cholesterol feasts.
    The humor lighting her eyes when he’d stuffed the mash of toast, egg, bacon, and sausage into his mouth had driven all the blood in his body below his belt. She annoyed the shit out of him, that was true. But their verbal sparring made him feel alive, exhilarated. Although he’d played right into her plan, it had been well worth it. Making dinner for her tonight would be worth it too. He’d get her steak, but he drew the line at the Corona. If she was going to be staying with him, she’d have to learn to drink something that wasn’t glorified watered-down piss.
    He settled at his desk and planned the rest of his day, including a stop at the grocery store on the way home. The way she ate, he needed to stock up on everything . The memory of her taut stomach and slender thighs made him sweat. His breathing accelerated and his cock went hard.
    What the hell was wrong with him? A woman like Danielle, no matter how sexy and smart she might be, had no place in his life. Certainly not in his future.
    His cell buzzed, interrupting his poor attempt at convincing himself that she wasn’t his type. He pulled the phone out of his jacket pocket and swiped the screen with his thumb to unlock it. A message from Danielle stared him in the face.
    Sorry. Can’t make dinner. Have to work. Tomorrow?
    Something heavy filled his chest. He rubbed his sternum to alleviate the discomfort, but it wasn’t going anywhere. Was he actually disappointed that he wouldn’t be seeing her tonight? She was nothing to him. Nothing more than his brother’s friend. Nothing more than the woman who’d helped save his niece’s life after the earthquake that rocked Seattle a month ago. Okay. So maybe she did mean a little something to him. He texted her back.
    No problem. Be careful out there .
    Thirty seconds later, his phone pinged again and displayed a new message.
    Watch out, Will. I might start to think you care .
    As he put the phone away, a smile tugged at his lips. With only a few words, Danielle had managed to brighten his day and lighten the weight on his shoulders. She wasn’t his future, but maybe she could be his right now? After all, they had the perfect cover. No way Torval could twist this against him. William was simply helping out a family friend, one of the community’s elite firefighters, by offering the use of his spare bedroom in her time of need. There was no way this could go wrong. None at all. Shit.
    If he wasn’t careful, Danielle and her beast were going to wreck more than his home; they were going to wreck his well-planned life.
     

     
    At the end of her shift, Dani grabbed the backpack from her locker and headed out into the bright morning sunshine.
    “Dani, wait up.”
    She stopped and waited for Hollywood to join her. “What’s up, Lieutenant?”
    “Just wanted to say thanks for filling in.” He rolled his head on his shoulders, his expression grim. “That was a